Upper Castra, Tasmania — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Upper Castra, in the Central Coast Council local government area.
| Locality | Upper Castra |
| State | Tasmania (TAS) |
| Local Government Area | Central Coast Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Outer Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -41.33268 |
| Longitude | 146.1305 |
| Population | 77 |
| Density | 2.3 /km² |
| Area | 33.5 km² |
| Elevation | 387 m |
| Postcode | 7315 |
| Area Code | 03 |
| Distance to Hobart | 199 km north-northwest |
Upper Castra is a locality in the Central Coast Council local government area of Tasmania, Australia. It is a small community with a population of 77. The locality covers an area of 33.5 km², giving a population density of about 2.3 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 387 m above sea level. It lies approximately 199 km north-northwest of Hobart. Upper Castra is located at 41.3327°S, 146.1305°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 7315. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Outer Regional Australia.
Upper Castra lies cradled by rolling hills, a landscape painted in broad strokes of emerald pasture and the deep, bruised purple of distant, mist-shrouded peaks. It lies 24.9 km south-west of Devonport, TAS (from Devonport, TAS: bearing 225°T), and is situated 12.5 km south of Gawler. The air here carries a peculiar stillness, a quiet hum of growth and slow decay that is the very breath of the land. Sheep, like scattered pearls, dot the verdant slopes, their fleece catching the subtle gold of the afternoon sun. The soil, dark and rich, seems to hold the memory of a thousand dawns, its contours softened by the patient sculpting of wind and rain. A solitary crow, a black punctuation mark against the vast, pale sky, wheels lazily overhead, its cry a lonely echo in the immense quietude.
The story of Upper Castra is one written in the sweat of settlers and the enduring resilience of the land. Originally carved from dense bushland, its economy has long been anchored to the sturdy backbone of farming and grazing, the wool of its sheep a familiar commodity carried to markets far and wide. Remnants of older ways, perhaps a forgotten fence line or a weathered barn, whisper of the generations who toiled here, their lives interwoven with the seasons and the demands of livestock. The occasional rumble of a ute on a dusty track, the faint scent of woodsmoke on a cool evening, these are the markers of a life lived at a human pace, a quiet defiance against the hurried world beyond these hills.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Upper Castra, Tasmania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Upper Castra, in the Central Coast Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Upper Castra includes the postcode (7315), telephone area code (03), and local government area (Central Coast Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Outer Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Upper Castra is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |